Tributes have been paid to the former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, who has died at the age of 94. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt described Sir Kenneth as a “great ...

Provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

Hamas has responded to the latest US ceasefire proposal for Gaza while seeking amendments to it. A senior Hamas official told the Associated Press: “There some notes and amendments to some points, ...

The UK struck a deal with Washington for import taxes on its steel to be removed weeks ago, but its implementation has not been finalised.

A small plane has crashed into a residential building in western Germany as it approached an airport, and two people were killed, police said. The crash happened around midday on Saturday in ...

Nigel Farage has been accused of “racism and hatred” by John Swinney in the last weekend of campaigning before polls open in the Hamilton by-election. The Scottish First Minster hit out at the Reform ...

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip blocked and emptied dozens of lorries, the UN World Food Programme said, as desperation mounts following Israel’s months-long blockade and air strikes. The WFP said that ...

The Hillsborough Fort Guard was created in the 17th century when a royal warrant was first issued by Charles II.

The rally came four days before the Balkan country is expected to receive the green light from Brussels to enter the eurozone.

There was a buzz in the air in Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped after a lorry overturned. The vehicle hauling an estimated 70,000lb of honeybee hives rolled over close to the ...

Police have announced that a murder investigation is underway on Eldon Street, Oldham They say that a 50-year-old man was found dead earlier this week Officers say that a man has been arrested in conn ...

The family of healthy eating advocate Michael Mosley has set up a research project to honour his memory. Mosley, who died aged 67 while on holiday with his wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley on the Greek ...